Can or container



ISAAC UHARL'ES EOPZER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y ASSIGNOR T0 BASIC PRODUCTSCORPO- BATIOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPOBATIQN OF DELAWARE.

CAN OR CONTAINER.

menses.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Application filed February 8, 1919 Serial No. 275,580.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ISAAC O. Porrnn, a citizen of the UnitedStatesfresiding at New York city, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans orContainers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cans or containers.

This present invention has been especially devised as a solidifiedalcohol container from which thealcohol may be burned directly forheating and cooking purposes. The primary object is to provide acontainer or can adapted for use with, and to fit a variety of,different holders already on the market, it consisting in a can made ofseveral diameters from top to bottom, the largest of which is preferablyat the top and the smallest at the bottom, so that some one or more ofthe several annular shoulders will always fit and rest upon one of theseholders, whether made for this particular can or container or someother. With a can or container of this form, the

major portion of the fuel therein is concentrated throughout thevertical axial center, and more and more toward the center as it isbeing consumed and approaches the bottom of the can or container, "untilthe remaining fuel is all directly in the center.

in the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a plan View,

Fig. 2, is a View in side elevation,

Fig. 3, is a Vertical section, and

Figs. and 5 are fragmentary sectional views showing two different waysinwhich the top might be constructed.

The can or container illustrated is preferably fashioned from a singlepiece oi sheet-metal into 2 and of varying diameters, and having theintermediate annularconnecting shoulders l and 5.

A head 6 is formed at the upper outer edge to give finish and strengthto the can or container at that point. The metal adjacent to the'Ibeadis then bent downwardly approximately parallel with the outer wall ofthe can, as shown at thence inwardly toward the center, forming theannular flange 8. The edge of this flange is bent downt'vardly form anenlarged bearthree cylindrical portions 1,

ing surface 9 around the central opening or of the can to receive andfrictionally hold the metal cap or stopper 11.

It will panying be readily understood from the and by reference to theaccomdrawing, that a can of this form is not only adapted to fit holdersof different sizes by reason of its being made in several differentdiameters with different sized annular shoulders to rest upon thesedifferent sizes of holders, but also that by reason of the dispositionof the metal in the forma tion of the cylinders of dilierent uiametersand the connecting shoulders, as well as the bead at the top and theannular flange 7 that a can or container is made of extraordinarystrength, capable of withstanding a good deal handling, and 5, as

and form capable of withstanding of punishment in shipping and as eachconnecting shoulder l Patented Feb. it, 1920.-

well as flange 7, constitutes a radial annular rib affording lateralinternal support for the members which they 10in a part of, thusrendering them a large amount of compressional strength without yieldingin the slightest degree.

W hen solidified alcohol is the fuel used in this can or container,

the cap or stopper 11 is removed and reel is poured in through theopening in a liquid state. until the can or container is filled to thedesired height, whereupon it is permitted to remain until the fuelbecomes solidified and the cap or stopper is inserted and held securelyin place by frictional contact.

ihe can is made of but three diameters.

as in that fuel, and

way it affords capacity nount or weight of is perfectly obvious that itmight be made with more diameters, and in a variety of different sizes,and that its external form might be'other than cylindrical,

I [I I I 3 without departure rrorn the spirit and scope of my invention.

This can, in addition to its other advantages and functions, presents acontainer quite unique and distinctive in form and deny identified by al'iZS peculiar shape.

sign, so 15 read customer on account 0' t is obvious that the can orcontainer might be different used for other purposes for varieties r'uelbesides solidified alcohol, it being intended to have the functi on of aburner, although it is not necessarily by any means confined to thatparticular use. I claim: V l. A can or container, adapted to contain apredetermined measure of fuel and also fit difi'erent holders, eachsection or diameter of the can or container presenting a sub-.

stantially straight unobstructed outer surface, the topmost section ordiameter having an inturned flange surrounding an opening or orifice andthe inner edgeof which terminates in a vertically presented, flangewhich constitutes the wall of the opening or orifice, with both upperand lower edges free and unobstructed and adapted to receive andfrictionally hold a cap or cover and permit the latter to be forced inuntil tight.

2. A container made in aplurality of diameters varying from the largestat the top to the smallest atthe bottom, with an annular shoulderbetween these different diameters, said container having an opening atits upper end partially closed by a top consisting of Vertical wallportions and a beaded outer edge adapted to fit the walls of thecontainer, an inwardly-extending upwardly inclined portion having itsinner edgebent downwardly, and a countersunk lid having vertical wallportions adapted to beheld frictionally against the inner vertical wallportions of the top.

3. A can or container in the form of a plurality of cylinders ofdifferent diameters,

- plurality of cylinders of different diameters, with an intermediateannular approximatel straight connecting shoulder between cy lnders, anannular cover secured to the outer edge of the can or contalner andextending inwardlyand upwardly with its inner edge bent in adirectionparallel with the outer wall of the can or container forming a centralopening in the top of the can,

and a countersunk lid removably secured in said opening, said connectingshoulder, top,

and lid combinedly giving strength and rigidity to the can or containerand affording lateral support against inward collapse thereof. 4

5. A container made in cylindrical form on a plurality of difierentsized diameters with connecting shoulders from one diameter to another,and having a top extending inwardly and upwardly from the upper edge ofthecontainer, and forming an opening at the center thereof, said top,and the next adjacent shoulder between. diameters forming a lateralsupport whereby to strengthen; reinforce and prevent inward collapse ofthe container.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ISAAC CHARLES POPPER.

